Razor-guard.



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E. scHnElBER & u. a. Kues. RAZDB GUARD.

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UNrrnu @rares EDWARD SCHREIBER AND JOSEPH Gr. KLlER, OF ROOHESTER,`NEWYORK.

RAZOR-GUARD.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 714,524, datedNovemberl 25, 1902.

Application led February 17, 1902. Serial No. 94,360. (No model.)

` be pointed out in the specification and claims.

In the drawings, Figure l is a side view of a razor-blade, showing theguard in position.

Fig. 2 is a view of the back of the razor-blade with the guard inposition, and Fig. 3 is a perspective View of the guard.

A represents the main portion of the guard, which conforms to the sizeand shape of the razor with which it is to be used. The lower edge ofthe guard has aseries of teeth d, Whose ends project slightly below theedge of the razor, as shown in Fig. l, and which are preferably rounded,so that they will not scratch or chafe the face. As means for attachingthe guard to the razor-blade, a combination of catches to engage the endof the razor-blad`e and means for engaging the tang of the blade areemployed. The functions of the catch are performed by the hook B, whichis attached to the end of the guard A and projects inwardly over saidguard. O is an ear which projects out at right angles from the top ofthe guard. At the opposite end of the guard from the hook B is a forkconsisting of the two spring-arms D D, which project out at right anglesto the said guard. The guard is attached to the razor-blade by slippingthe end of the blade under the hook B and then y forcing the tang of therazor-blade down bea hook B', that is similar to B and fulfils the samefunction, also an ear C', corresponding to the ear C, and a spring-forkcomprised of arms D D', whose functions correspond to those of the armsD D, just described. Thus the razor-guard may be attached to either sideof the razor and without changing the rela tion of the respective endsof the guard to the razor-blade. This is important for a razorblade, andparticularly afterit has been used and ground again to an edge, rarelyhas the same-width throughout its edge. 1f one end of a guard has,therefore, the right width for one end of the blade, it has not theright width for its other end. It is essential that the guard shouldhave the proper Width, for if the guard is too wide for the blade therazor will not cut, and, on the other hand, if it is too narrow itaffords no protection.

A detachable razor-guard has decided advantages over those that arepermanently attached to the razor in that both razor and guard can bemore readily cleaned and repaired than in the latter and in that theguard can be used with more than one razor; but other forms ofdetachable guards must be reversed end for end when attached to theopposite sides of the razor. It accordingly follows that the guardherein described possesses advantages that are not found in otherguards.

All of the hooks and ears and the arms of the spring-forks upon theguard are easily adjusted, so that the guard may be tted accurately to arazor or may be changed from one razor to another, and the ends of theteeth a may be ground down to secure accurate adjustment with referenceto the relative width of the razor and guard.

The guard can be quickly and cheaply made, for it may be stamped from asingle piece of sheet metal and the hooks, ears, and forks bent up intothe shape and position desired. What we claim isl. A razor-guard andcorresponding clamping means upon both sides, those on. each side beingadapted tomengage both the razor-blade and the tang, whereby said guardis detachably secured to either side of a razor-blade and held immovablethereon.

2. A razor-guard; a catch on one end of said guard, adapted to engagethe razor- IOO blade; and means upon the opposite end adapted to engagethe tang of the razorblade, and to hold said guard upon one side of saidblade and immovable with reference thereto, whereby said guard isdetachably secured upon one side of a razor-blade.

3. Av razor-guard; corresponding catches upon both sides of said guardat one of its ends; and corresponding means upon both sides of saidguard at its other end, adapted to engage the tang of the razor-blade,whereby said guard may be secured to either side of a razor-blade sameend to end, and held immovable thereon.

4. A razor-guard; a catch upon one end of said guard; and a spring-forkupon the opposite end, adapted to clasp the tang of lthe razor-blade andto hold said guard upon one side of said blade and immovable withreference thereto, whereby said guard is detachably secured upon oneside of a razor-blade; substantially as shown and described.

5. A razor-guard; corresponding catches upon both sides of a razor-guardat one of its ends, adapted to engage the razor-blade; and correspondingspring-forks upon both sides of said guard at its other end, adapted toengage the tang of the razor-blade and to hold said guard against bothlateral and longitudinal movement, whereby said guard may be secured toeither side of said razor-blade.

G. A razor-guard having the hookA B, a spring-fork D D, and the ear C',all adapted to engage a razor-blade, whereby said guard is held upon oneside of 'said blade and immovable with reference thereto.

7. A razor-guard having the corresponding hooks B, B, the correspondingspring-forks D, D, and D', D', and the corresponding ears C, C',substantially as shown and described.

8. A razor-guard stamped from a single piece of sheet metal and havingthe hook B, the spring-fork D, D, and the ear C, bent into the formshown and described whereby said guard is im movably secured upon oneside of a razor-blade.

9. A razor-guard stamped from a single piece of sheet metal and havingthe corresponding hooks B, B, the corresponding springforks D, D, andD', D', and the corresponding ears C, C', bent into the form shown anddescribed.

EDWARD SCHREIBER. JOSEPH G. KLIER.

vWitnesses: I

M. M. KENNA, C. M. PERKINS.

